One of the unplanned byproducts of a proposed new payment system could be a better legal image and standing of therapy and rehab providers.
Complaint by whistleblowers will cost hospice $4 million
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2015
A hospice company that hired medical directors with close ties to nursing homes to better pursue allegedly fraudulent practices has agreed to a $4 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department.
PharMerica, Kindred settle kickback suit
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
Federal regulators were combing through out-of-court agreements at press time to discern whether settlement terms reached by PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare would pass regulatory muster.
AHCA: Statistical sampling an improper ‘sledgehammer’
By
James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
The nation’s largest association for nursing home and other long-term care operators has publicly expressed its staunch disapproval of a federal prosecution method that takes only small slices of...
Push or pause staff mandate?
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 12, 2024
Lawmakers continued to spar over officials’ plans to finalize a first-ever nursing home staffing mandate as hearings poked through every layer of President Biden’s latest budget proposal.
Sports memorabilia — the next Alzheimer’s aid?
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 15, 2016
“Take me back to the ballgame.” It’s not my line, nor Riverdale’s, though we both wish it was.
PharMerica asks SCOTUS for relief in False Claims case
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 06, 2016
PharMerica has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a 2015 decision that the long-term care pharmacy giant says opens the door to “copycat” lawsuits.
Supervisor let resident die, covered it up, state charges
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2014
A nursing home supervisor in New York allegedly failed to administer CPR or direct staff members to do so, criminally allowing a resident to die, the state attorney general’s office has charged.
A tough retirement nest egg, the whistle-blowing way
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 07, 2013
Two big reactions hit me when news of Johnson & Johnson’s $2.2 billion Risperdal settlement with the government landed this week. First, J&J probably made a lot more than it’s paying out and,...
AAPACN regales 25 years at conference April 10-13
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 08, 2024
AAPACN is celebrating its 25th anniversary at its annual conference April 10-13 in Hollywood, FL.